There I was just mindin' my own business When I saw a shadow out the corner of my eye I'd seen that shadow once before, in my life Well, it was the day my Father died So I turned and I fled, but that shadow gave chase Caught me down a dead end way To my surprise when he opened his mouth Well, I could hear my Father say He said, "Son, I know just where you've been, yeah And I know just how you'll meet your end You better turn from the path that you're on Lest you end up just like your old man HOLD UP, WAIT A MINUTE there man! Like... Did you forget who you were? You used to beat my mother down Well, she left your sorry a**, because you wouldn't choose Your wife and son over your booze Now, I ain't a damn thing, like the man you USED to be You better go back to where you belong, ohh And maybe then you'll begin to see Ohhhhh Oooooh